British Place Names

Cairnryan, Dumfries and Galloway

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Cairnryan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Cairnryan within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Cairnryan in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Cairn Ryan, seaport vil., Inch par., NW. Wigtownshire, on Loch Ryan, 5½ miles N. of Stranraer; P.O., T.O. On Cairn Ryan Point is a lighthouse, with fixed light (Loch Ryan) seen 12 miles.

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